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enHelen Thomas, Pioneering White House Correspondent, Dieshttp://www.adweek.com/news/press/helen-thomas-pioneering-white-house-correspondent-dies-151345
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Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House correspondent who was known for putting presidents on the hot seat and her signature signoff at press conferences, &ldquo;Thank you, Mr. President,&rdquo; died Saturday at the age of 92.</p>
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Thomas broke ground by becoming the first woman assigned by a news service to cover the White House full time. It was during John F. Kennedy&rsquo;s administration, and she covered every president through Barack Obama. Known for her direct and pointed questions, Thomas was the &ldquo;unofficial but undisputed head&rdquo; of the White House press corps, even gaining the respect and affection of the presidents she covered, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/business/media/helen-thomas-who-broke-down-barriers-as-white-house-reporter-is-dead-at-92.html?hp&amp;_r=0" target="_blank">The New York Times wrote</a>.</p>
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She worked for 60 years at United Press International and later, Hearst Newspapers. Her career ended on a sour note when she commented that Jews should &ldquo;get the hell out of Palestine&rdquo;; she retired from Hearst soon after, saying she regretted the remark.</p>
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Still, she was remembered fondly and respectfully by dignitaries, critics and <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/07/20/helen-thomas-death/" target="_blank">fellow journalists</a>:</p>
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RIP Helen Thomas, 92, the only White House reporter who asked &#39;why do terrorists want to kill us?&#39;&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/8mkHawFWdu">http://t.co/8mkHawFWdu</a></p>
&mdash; Michael Moore (@MMFlint) <a href="https://twitter.com/MMFlint/statuses/358617739595755520">July 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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RIP Helen Thomas - died this morning at 92. Amazing trail blazer, fearless journalist and friend &amp; mentor to so many women reporters</p>
&mdash; Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) <a href="https://twitter.com/JudyWoodruff/statuses/358580019469099008">July 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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RIP Helen Thomas, a true pioneer in so many ways, who really understood the purpose of journalism <a href="http://t.co/WefbEBkQys">http://t.co/WefbEBkQys</a></p>
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&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/statuses/358598538130759682">July 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/helen-thomas-feisty-scourge-of-presidents-dies-at-92/2013/07/20/82285f4e-f145-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost" target="_blank">President Obama called her a pioneer</a> who broke down barriers for women. &ldquo;She covered every White House since President Kennedy&rsquo;s, and during that time she never failed to keep presidents&mdash;myself included&mdash;on their toes,&quot; he said.<br />
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The PressDeathHearst NewspapersHelen ThomasThe White HouseUnited Press InternationalLucia MosesMagazineSun, 21 Jul 2013 00:11:07 +0000151345 at http://www.adweek.comPublishers Form NewsRight to License Content Onlinehttp://www.adweek.com/news/press/publishers-form-newsright-license-content-online-137336
Emma Bazilian<p>
There&rsquo;s no question that readers&#39; appetite for news is more voracious than ever. But as news consumption migrates online, newspapers and other major news organizations are facing huge financial challenges that threaten their news-gathering staff.</p>
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That&rsquo;s the dilemma that former ABC News president David Westin set out to address last year when he became involved in developing NewsRight, an independent digital rights and content licensing organization. NewsRight launches today with an impressive list of 29 investors (including The News York Times Co., Associated Press, Hearst Newspapers and the Washington Post Co.) that together represent more than 800 websites with a combined audience of nearly 170 million readers.</p>
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&ldquo;Much of the news consumption online goes to websites that themselves do not employ many&mdash;or any&mdash;reporters,&rdquo; explained Westin, now president and CEO of NewsRight. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re using content that&rsquo;s generated by the larger, more traditional sources. What we&rsquo;re designed to do is recapture some of the value that&rsquo;s being realized by other companies off of the original content.&rdquo;</p>
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NewsRight&#39;s aim is to make it easier for publishers to control and seek licenses for their content. At the same time, it&#39;s trying to make it easier for third parties to license that content without having to negotiate separately with each news outlet. (Where relationships exist between news outlets and third-party websites, Westin said NewsRight won&rsquo;t attempt to replace those but will supplement them instead.)</p>
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Using the NewsRegistry, a news measuring system developed by the AP, NewsRight will also give publishers real-time insight into how their content is being used and consumed online, and is already measuring several billion impressions a month on publishers&rsquo; content.</p>
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In addition, Westin said that the NewsRight board is discussing how they might license that information to other companies, from news aggregators to advertisers. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear to me that the news content has real value,&rdquo; Westin said. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s equally clear to me that the data about how the news is being consumed probably has as much value.&rdquo;</p>
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NewsRight plans to begin negotiations with customers next week.</p>
The PressHearst NewspapersNewspapersonlineThe Associated PressThe New York Times Co.Emma BazilianThu, 05 Jan 2012 15:19:46 +0000137336 at http://www.adweek.com